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Carvoeira e Carmões United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2017-07-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Carvoeira e Carmões, Concelho de Torres Vedras, Distrito de Lisboa


[Carvoeira e Carmões united commune] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 May 2017
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 May 2017

Coat of arms

[Carvoeira e Carmões united commune CoA] image by António Martins-Tuválkin,

Shield Azure, a windmill wheel Or stringed of the Same with sails Argent, between two grapevine branches Argent fruited Or, in base a sheaf of three (!) wheat ears Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CARVOEIRA E CARMÕES".
Source: this image
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 May 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 22 April 2015
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 May 2017

Presentation of Carvoeira e Carmões

Carvoeira e Carmões United Commune is one of the 13 communes of Torres Vedras Municipality; it had 2414 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 21.0 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 May 2017

Former Carvoeira commune (until 2013)

[Carvoeira (Torres Vedras) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 May 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 May 2017

Coat of arms

[Carvoeira (Torres Vedras) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 16 May 2017

Shield Azure, a windmill's wheel Or rigged Argent, in chief a vine bower Or fruited Argent, in base a triplet of wheat ears. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers and white scroll with inscription in black upper case letters "CARVOEIRA - TORRES VEDRAS".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Apr 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 November 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 May 2017

Presentation of Carvoeira

Carvoeira Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Torres Vedras Municipality; it had 1583 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14.2 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 May 2017

Former Carmões commune (until 2013)

[Carmões commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 29 Apr 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Apr 2017

Coat of arms

[Carmões commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 29 Apr 2017

Shield Azure, a Dominican cross, i.e. cross fleury Sable and Argent gyronny of eight between two grapevine branches Argent fruited Orr, in base a triplet of wheat ears. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CARMÕES"
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Apr 2017 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Apr 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 2 October 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Apr 2017

Presentation of Carmões

Carmões Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Torres Vedras Municipality; it had 831 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6.7 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 Apr 2017

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